with eyes wide open she stared at me, as if saying, “i’m ready to take on the world, mommy”. tis the season for sparkly things! bags, shoes, accessories, you name it. gold is the new black. even if you’re not of the african lineage, this is the time to justify your bling blings (with taste, [...]
Archive for December, 2006
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princess mia
December 18th, 2006 
Iris a friend of mine called her “princess mia”, one of the best compliments ever. awww. our doctor said she’ll be transfered from the incubator to a bassinet when she reaches 3.7lbs. that means she’ll by placed by the window already! and you all can see her up close soon. Tweet
breast milk is still best for babies
December 13th, 2006 Iris Me and Mia were just the recipients of unconditional giving and such unselfishness. I have skipped over the concept of surrogate “milk mothers†while researching for my newfound profession as a mom until now that I actually had a need for it. as much as I wanted to nurse my baby, my physiology won over [...]
one day at a time
December 10th, 2006 Iris a sleepless week, a couple grand (sniff), and an additional 1.28lbs later, i am resting a little easier. the nasty eyebags are less threatening now, thank goodness. God has answered our prayers and mia weighs heavier and seems to like gaining weight since the 3-day no-milk diet her doctor imposed on her. i was also [...]
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December 5th, 2006 Iris sleep is a luxury for me now. i haven’t had a restful night since last weekend because of mia. she has had her 2nd episode of apnea and erratic heartrate since my last entry. they almost had to transfer her to philippine heart center because the doctors just couldn’t figure out what was causing the [...]
updates
December 4th, 2006 Iris last saturday afternoon mia was discovered to have an infection and suffered from apnea. when the doctor called me that night i was coming back to see her, i didn’t know what to do. paranoia got the best of me and i just cried in front of the nursery when i saw all the tubes [...]
